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New England Cable News Introduces 10-Day Weather Forecasts

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Joseph_Gallant

In recent years, most TV station newscasts end their weather segments with a seven-day outlook. A few stations "mapped" on Channel 8 (like WTNH in New Haven) have eight-day extended outlooks, to promote their channel position.

But now, New England Cable News is introducing a ten-day extended forecast at the end of their weather segments which the network claims is exclusive to the New England region (although I doubt that "exclusivity" will last long; I can see other stations adopting this with WJAR-10 Providence being next to do so, given their "mapped" channel position).

New England Cable News meteorologist Matt Noyes talks about it in his blog:

http://www.necn.com/04/22/2013/bMat...hernewengland.html?blockID=838609&feedID=6240 .
 
How does NECN offer any type of outlook forecast, since it covers a pretty big area? It could be raining in Maine and sunny on the Cape... are the forecasts and temperatures for Boston?
 
encarta95 said:
How does NECN offer any type of outlook forecast, since it covers a pretty big area? It could be raining in Maine and sunny on the Cape... are the forecasts and temperatures for Boston?
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I heard that the temperatures given on the 7-day forecast were the temps for Nashua NH, representative, apparently, for a New England "average". I don't know if that was actually true or true any longer.

Paul
 
Seriously? And here I am thinking that seven-day forecasts were a dumb gimmick. Even if they're accurate, which is a long shot, no one will recall by he time it happens. Let's see how accurate they can actually be when it really counts, the next time a hurricane comes our way and people will actually remember.
 
Formeraa noted: said:
Fox 10 here in Phoenix has done 10 day extended forecasts for sometime. Of course, we rarely have weather in Phoenix.
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Heck, the station could do a 100-Day Extended Forecast!

"Here, from Fox 10, is the Hundred-Day Extended Weather Forecast: For the next Hundred Days, it will be Sunny and Hot; 105 to 110 every day; 75 to 85 every night".
 
Joseph_Gallant said:
Formeraa noted: said:
Fox 10 here in Phoenix has done 10 day extended forecasts for sometime. Of course, we rarely have weather in Phoenix.
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Heck, the station could do a 100-Day Extended Forecast!

"Here, from Fox 10, is the Hundred-Day Extended Weather Forecast: For the next Hundred Days, it will be Sunny and Hot; 105 to 110 every day; 75 to 85 every night".
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Not exactly! It hasn't hit 105 yet this year. Of course, starting in mid-June, you would have a 98% probability of being correct. The exception would be our monsoon storm days, which are not able to be forecast accurately (very rare events). :D
 
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